Easter usually means a few Easter themed office parties and kids events. Which also usually indicates pot luck! These Easter egg nests are made from coconut macaroons filled with some chocolate, and are a total party hit. I love this super creative recipe that’ll bring some much needed variety to the standard Easter treats.
But first things first.
Macaroon or Macaron?
Definition: Macaroon
A cookie typically made with coarse coconut or coarse almonds, and served with chocolate or jam drops.
Definition: Macaron
A sandwich cookie made with finely ground almonds or other nuts. These usually have a sweet feeling.
This recipe brings together chocolate, coconut (YUM!) and Easter! We start with a simple coconut macaroon recipe, and fill it with a tasty home-made dulce de leche caramel using condensed milk. I had some condensed milk left over, and I find making caramel out of it the BEST way to use it.
For this recipe you will need a mini muffin tray to get tiny little nests. This makes the perfect sized bites, but you could absolutely use a regular muffin tray to make large sized nests.
Click the video below to watch me make this delicious bite sized treat.
Easter Egg Nests
Equipment
- baking tray
- Mini muffin tray
- Mixing bowl
Ingredients
For the Coconut Macaroon
- 56 g shredded coconut
- 1 tbsp. white sugar
- 1 egg white
- ½ tsp vanilla extract
For the Filling
- ⅓ cup condensed milk
- 20 g chocolate
- 10 chocolate Easter eggs
Instructions
- Pre heat the oven to 100°C/212°F
- Mix together the egg white, coconut, white sugar and vanilla in a mixing bowl
- Grease a mini muffin tray with butter
- Spoon the coconut mixture into the muffin tray and use your fingers to push the mixture to create nest shaped in the tray
- Bake the nests in the oven for roughly 12-15 minutes, until the nests are golden brown and crispy
- In the meantime, pour the condensed milk into a saucepan and heat over a low flame
- Stir the condensed milk continuously to avoid any burning, until the milk turns golden brown and thickens
- Remove the nests from the tray and set onto a wire rack to cool. You can use a butter knife to help lift the nests
- Melt the chocolate over a Baine Marie or in the microwave
- Fill the coconut macaroon nests with the prepared caramel and chocolate. Finally top the nest with a chocolate egg and serve!
